In a sport where Cinderella runs are few and far between, it’s only fitting that the latest tennis player to pull off a storybook run has a name that sounds an awful lot like “fairy tale.”
Arthur Féry, a 23-year-old representing Great Britain, became just the second wild card to make the men’s semifinals at Wimbledon with his quarterfinal victory over No. 9 Flavio Cobolli. Backed by the passionate home crowd, Féry took down the 24-year-old Italian in straight sets, 6–4, 7–6 (7–4), 6–0.
